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A Haitian judge on Friday signed an order to free one of two U.S. missionaries imprisoned on child kidnapping charges, but a paperwork problem delayed her release.
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The order will allow U.S. citizen Charisa Coulter to leave the Caribbean nation but the leader of the group of missionaries, Laura Silsby, was to remain in jail, said judge Bernard Sainvil.

Coulter was returned to custody on Friday because court administrators could not find an official stamp necessary to validate the judge's signed order, Sainvil said.

"I already signed the release order. All that is left now is to seal it but they cannot find the official stamp," he said.

There was no chance that Coulter would be released before Monday, chief prosecutor Joseph Manes Louis told Reuters.

"I returned the order to the judge because there is an administrative problem. Once the problem is solved I will proceed according to the law," he said.The prosecutor now has Silsby on hold. Why?


Silsby was being held for further investigation.]

"coult not find the official stamp" How funny. Poor Coulter. Two more days because they cannot find the stamp. Rich.

But Silsby is another matter.

Things do not look good for our girl. Coulter gets out maybe Monday but Butthead stays in?

All's right with the world.

 

[Missizzy]

If you are willing to wade through the meandering and overly long posting on haitivox concerning the Baptist Debacle, you will read about the mystery of the illegal travel docs which seemingly originated in the DR.

All...but for a stamp. Hmmmm

 

[i.b.nora]

I am thinking that Coulter won't get out until Tuesday since they will need Monday to look for that official stamp. It probably won't turn up until late in the day on Monday, thus requiring one more day in jail.
Also, probably our State Department will be involved in at least helping her to leave the country safely, so to speak. They will need some time to make those arrangements. If it is like the other eight criminals, they will only take her to Florida. Maybe her mommy and daddy can meet her there.

 

[Missizzy]

i.b.nora--I'm afraid you're forgetting the young lady has diabetes. My guess is that she's gonna demand some sort of medical transport out due to her medical fragility. You're really forgetting how delicate she looked when she entered court last week. Downright frail. You know she might get hypoglycemic.

My suggestion would be to give her a bottle of Gatorade, a few pkgs. of peanut butter crackers and stick her on the next cargo plane out. I am very offended by her rude and disrespectful attitude to her hosts. She had a fan and quilts to lie on. If anyone wants to see what a typical Haitian prison looks like from the inside, go to Youtube and search for:

"In focus Haiti: House call in Hell"

The Baptists have had preferential treatment, I'd say.

 

[Texas Mist]

A stamp!! That's good - yeah - I like it! :applause:

 

[i.b.nora]

I guess someone found the official stamp.

Monday March 8, 2010

Haiti releases one of last two U.S. missionaries

"PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) — Haitian authorities have released one of the last two U.S. Baptist missionaries jailed for trying to take orphans out of the country after the earthquake.

Charisa Coulter left her cell Monday accompanied staff of the U.S. Embassy."

 

[i.b.nora]

From The Raw Story:
One of two arrested US missionaries released in Haiti:

"Haitian authorities on Monday released one of two US missionaries they had been holding on child abduction charges, while keeping the leader of the group in custody.

Charisa Coulter, 24, was handed over to US embassy personnel who drove her away from the police station where she had been detained. She made no comment to waiting media.

Her companion and employer, Laura Silsby, 40, remained in detention."

From CNN:
American missionary held in Haiti released

"Port-au-Prince, Haiti (CNN) -- Charisa Coulter, one of two Americans detained for more than a month in Haiti on suspicion of kidnapping 33 children following January 12's devastating earthquake, was released Monday.

She walked out of judicial police headquarters and headed to the nearby airport Monday afternoon.

Attorneys Chillier Roi and Ricardo Chachoute, who are representing Coulter and the American who still is being detained, Laura Silsby, earlier told CNN that the judge had OK'd Coulter's release."

 

[Missizzy]

It's hard to talk while you're popping your gum. Snarky but true.

 

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Silsby went to court on Monday but was due to return to jail as an investigating judge looks into a new charge that she was trying to organize travel from Haiti for others without proper papers, a lesser crime under Haitian law.

From Haiti for others????
What am I missing? What others? The so-called orphans? If so this would be the rationale for a lesser offense for Silsby's acts than kidnapping. Why was this not reported then as Silsby didn't get the local paperwork set up to transport the children out of Haiti?

This is like saying the bank robber didn't bother to get withdrawal receipts.

 

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Coulter was returned to custody on Friday because court administrators could not find an official stamp necessary to validate the judge's signed order, Sainvil said.

"I already signed the release order. All that is left now is to seal it but they cannot find the official stamp," he said.

There was no chance that Coulter would be released before Monday, chief prosecutor Joseph Manes Louis told Reuters.

LOL!

Translation: It's Friday. The guy who has the stamp went home early because he's got better things to do. And none of us have any intention of bothering him over his extended weekend on account of this idiot American girl. We don't give a crap where she spends her weekend.

 

[pinkpuddytat]

She had a fan and quilts to lie on. If anyone wants to see what a typical Haitian prison looks like from the inside, go to Youtube and search for:

"In focus Haiti: House call in Hell"

The Baptists have had preferential treatment, I'd say.

Never mind Haitian prisons. These two idiots have been enjoying *far* better accommodations and meals than the average *free* Haitian in earthquake-affected parts of the country, many of whom had their homes turned to rubble (in some cases with dead relatives' bodies trapped inside) and have had to rely on unpredictable and insufficient food handouts by aid organizations.

Now dimwit Charisa gets to go home and look for a job, because Silsby's obviously in no position to support her anymore. Given the realistic view of her employment prospects, I expect her mommy and daddy better get used to supporting their little darling again. Payback for not raising her right . . .

 

[pinkpuddytat]

From Haiti for others????
What am I missing? What others? The so-called orphans? If so this would be the rationale for a lesser offense for Silsby's acts than kidnapping. Why was this not reported then as Silsby didn't get the local paperwork set up to transport the children out of Haiti?

I assume the "others" refers to the orphans. Sounds to me like they're loathe to just let her go without pressing any charges at all, since she's obviously a criminal, so they're trying to contrive a lesser charge.

 

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Pink, even if the plea deal is a softball slap on the wrist will Silsby sell out her claim that she is doing "God's Work?" How can she admit to a criminal act in furtherance of "God's Plan?"

My prediction on the plea deal -------->

1. admit to the charge of attemping to transport children our of the country without authority.

2. Sentenced to time served.

3. Agree never to set foot in the country again (most important for the judge and everyone else).

Will she take it?

 

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This just in - From the Huffingtonpost

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2010/03/08/haiti-frees-ninth-accused_n_490594.html

After a court hearing Monday for Silsby, Judge Bernard Saint-Vil said he heard evidence from a police officer who said he stopped Silsby from loading a bus with children near the Dominican Republic consulate in Port-au-Prince on Jan. 26. That was three days before her group was arrested while trying to cross into the Dominican Republic with 33 children.

"I found inconsistencies in some of Laura's statements," Saint-Vil told reporters, saying he planned to visit the Dominican consulate to resolve them.

Going off to the DR counsulate to resolve the inconsistencies? Looks like the judge is not buying into Silsby's lies.

I would love to know which lies he is looking into.

Just hang in there Laura, you are not going anywhere soon.

 

[i.b.nora]

Sara Sidner, a reporter for CNN had the opportunity to ask Silsby a few questions today after today's hearing with the judge. I have to say, Silsby has a really peculiar way of speaking. This is the first time I have had the chance to hear her speak in full sentences and answer more than just one question.

So, with that said, Charisa Coulter has landed!!! She has made it to Miami.

"The 25-year-old Baptist missionary who had been held on kidnapping charges in Haiti has been released and flew into Miami Monday.

Charisa Coulter's father Mel told the Associated Press that his daughter had gone to her hotel and did not say when she would return to Idaho."

tiny article: http://cbs4.com/local/missionary.baptist.haiti.2.1546609.html

 

[Missizzy]

http://www.idahostatesman.com/2010/...as-mixed-emotions.html#storylink=omni_popular

Coulter has 'mixed emotions' about her release from a Haiti jail


"....She sounds good," Mel Coulter said. "I know that she is very tired, but at the same time she is very happy to be back. She has very mixed emotions; it's like she's left part of herself still in Haiti with Laura (Silsby) behind....."

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"....We're very concerned about (Laura's) kids and about Laura's condition in the jail," Coulter said. "This is the first time she is going to be by herself in the jail cell. It's got to be an extremely lonely feeling......"



What kids are they talking about? Aren't Laura's children with their father? Are they speaking of the Haitian children as "Laura's kids"? If so, I'm ticked. Those are NOT Laura's kids!!

 

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The (Idaho) Statesman asked Mayra Joli, a Coral Gables, Fla., expert in the Haitian legal system who is licensed to practice law in the United States and the Dominican Republic, to help interpret the events.
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Q: What is the likelihood that Laura Silsby will be released?

A: It would be unconstitutional for one to stay behind on the same charges after all the others have been released. There would have to be new charges against her.

And, of course, so there will be. Lying to the investigating judge is an obstruction of justice even in Haiti. Fraud, in the attempt to take children out of the country without authority, is a criminal act.

When the judge gets back from the DR Counsulate let's see if he lowers the boom on Laura Butthead.

 

[Annie Mouse]

When the judge gets back from the DR Consulate let's see if he lowers the boom on Laura B

I have to agree with you. If I were the prosecutor, I'd be trying to figure out how to keep Laura Silsby from making good on her threat to return to Haiti.

Silsby lied so often, about so much. There have to be plenty of charges to pin on her.

Silsby is openly unrepentant. If she gets away with what she's done, she'll be back to do worse. She'll claim lack of prosecution as proof of total vindication, and the crackpots back in Idaho will agree with her. Silsby has to be prosecuted, so that there can be grounds to deny her entry to Haiti.

 

[pinkpuddytat]

http://www.idahostatesman.com/2010/...as-mixed-emotions.html#storylink=omni_popular

Coulter has 'mixed emotions' about her release from a Haiti jail


"....She sounds good," Mel Coulter said. "I know that she is very tired, but at the same time she is very happy to be back. She has very mixed emotions; it's like she's left part of herself still in Haiti with Laura (Silsby) behind....."

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"....We're very concerned about (Laura's) kids and about Laura's condition in the jail," Coulter said. "This is the first time she is going to be by herself in the jail cell. It's got to be an extremely lonely feeling......"

What kids are they talking about? Aren't Laura's children with their father? Are they speaking of the Haitian children as "Laura's kids"? If so, I'm ticked. Those are NOT Laura's kids!!

Since the reference to "(Laura's) kids" apparently had the parenthesized Laura inserted by the article writer, I wouldn't read too much into that statement. If "(Laura's)" replaced "her", then it was probably a reference to her own children -- remember Charisa was their nanny, at least when the kids were with Laura, and I'm sure they're upset and confused about all the revelations in the national and global media about their mother's "mission" to Haiti and all her business and financial troubles back home, as well as about the fact that their mother is still being held in a Haitian jail. If "(Laura's)" replaced "the", then it was probably a reference to the children taken off the bus, some of whom still hadn't been returned to their parents, last I heard.

But Mel is obviously loony, talking about Laura as if she's a wonderful friend to his daughter, when it's plain to see that she's a scam artist who dragged his daughter into a huge mess.

 

[pinkpuddytat]

And, of course, so there will be. Lying to the investigating judge is an obstruction of justice even in Haiti.

I wouldn't be surprised if that's what they end up formally focusing on. But she sure has provided them with a generous array of options. And thankfully, the US officials have made it very clear that Haiti can do pretty much whatever it likes with Silsby, at whatever pace it likes.

Anybody heard anything from Jorge recently, or has he gone to ground? If I was in charge of investigating this, determining whether Silsby and Jorge were in contact prior to the arrests would be a high priority. I still strongly suspect that they were.